diff --git a/src/components/gridForm/GridFormDropDown.tsx b/src/components/gridForm/GridFormDropDown.tsx
index 5fefed2c..eb30be28 100644
--- a/src/components/gridForm/GridFormDropDown.tsx
+++ b/src/components/gridForm/GridFormDropDown.tsx
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export const GridFormDropDown = <RowType extends GridBaseRow>(props: GridFormDro
 
   const { popoverWrapper } = useGridPopoverHook({
     className: props.className,
-    invalid: () => !!(selectedItem && !subComponentIsValid.current),
+    invalid: () => !options || !!(selectedItem && !subComponentIsValid.current),
     save,
     dontSaveOnExternalClick: true,
   });